In the Shadow of the Valley

[snarkingscribe]

Who: OPEN
Where: Outskirts of the City
Summary: Veronica discover a slice of home out on the outer areas of the city.


Not too far off from Central Park, there is a fenced-in sandy area. The only noteworthy things here are some bunkers and vents, and a lot of graffiti on the bunker walls. The sand has footprints - ones that look a bit hurried, actually - that lead to one structure. The door is open - as is the second door inside, which leads to a long staircase, leading into an obviously military installation - quite abandoned, from the looks of things, save for the periodic sound of footsteps and clicking nails on the metal floors and grates.

There's someone here, that's for sure.

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[zouichi]

Zouichi rapped on the doorframe -- not enough to break it, of course, but hopefully enough to alert anyone inside to his presence. "Anyone in here?"

Old buildings like this could be structurally unsound and though this looked abandoned, well. Someone might have wandered in in the middle of some expedition or other and fallen right through some rickety floor.

[snarkingscribe]

Veronica's voice rings out, echoing through the halls, and Zouichi can probably hear footsteps coming his way now. "It's open!"

The scribe grins a little when she gets toward the entrance. "Oh, you're the guy from that big meeting thing! Hi. I found a familiar little hole in the ground."

[zouichi]

Zouichi tilted his head to the side, stepping in through the open doorway. "Familiar? So this is a chunk of your world? Looks like it could use a little repair work."

[snarkingscribe]

"Seems that way. Didn't expect to ever find it here, but I'm not complaining." She glanced about, considering. "I guess it could - it's not so bad in the actual underground area, but it's still pretty damn old."

[zouichi]

Zouichi took a few more steps inside. "Find anything interesting? Rad-Away, maybe?"

Not that they really needed it on the ship, but hey. It could be useful.

[snarkingscribe]

"Just some old computers and furniture. Guess this will give me a proper place to lay my head, though," she answered, patting the wall. "Maybe a few others, too."

[zouichi]

"Oh, so you're planning on living here. Well, I can't say I blame you for wanting to get out of Crew Quarters." He looked at Veronica a little curiously.

"But don't you want to live somewhere a little more modern?"

[snarkingscribe]

The question got a perplexed look from the scribe. "More modern? Modern is crashing in whatever crumbling Old World building has the least damage, or building a shack out of the scraps of wrecked buildings. This place is guarded from the elements and nasty creatures..." she says, trailing off as she realizes that they weren't quite in the Mojave anymore.

[zouichi]

Zouichi gave her a wry smile. "Well, I can't deny there've been nasty creatures on the ship from time to time. So you may actually have the right idea. Usually no harsh weather, through."

[snarkingscribe]

"Good to know, then. Maybe I can see about making things a little more...hospitable in case it's needed. Or something." There was some uncertainty in her voice, mostly due to being just a little overwhelmed - suddenly having full reign over a place that she'd often been (figuratively) chased out of what more than a little strange.

[zouichi]

Zouichi shrugged. "Hey, you choose where you want to live. And I'm sure some of the people here would love to live in a bunker, for the security and all. Well... cracks about the decor aside."

Heh heh. Cracks. Get it?

[snarkingscribe]

"Well, the old world military was more interested in functionality than style, sadly. And for better or worse, the group I'm with took after them a great deal." She shrugs, grinning a little. "Not to say we can't change that now. Though, I don't think the Elder will like it when he wakes up..."

[zouichi]

"Maybe you can explain to him the importance of home decor." Zouichi, of course, wouldn't turn down a valuable piece of equipment or shelter for not being designed with aesthetics in mind.

On the other hand, he did seem to favor modern chic.

"Or be elsewhere when he finds out who hung the drapes."